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Webinars and Slideshows

Webinars

Want to learn more about the Division of Library and Information Services and Florida Memory from the experts? The Florida Memory team is conducting a series of webinars that provide detailed information about the website and digitized collections from the State Library and Archives of Florida.

Recordings of past webinars:

Preparing for the 2013-14 Florida History FairThis webinar focuses on using Florida Memory to find primary source materials for the Florida History Fair and for teaching Florida history. Special Guest: K.C. Smith, Florida History Fair Coordinator and Curator of Education, Museum of Florida History.

Florida Memory: Florida’s Role in the Civil WarArchivist Boyd Murphree discusses the variety of Civil War resources available on the Florida Memory website as well as additional collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida.

Florida Memory: An Introduction to Audio ResourcesAudio Archivist Will Chase discusses the different components and features of the audio page, sound recordings from the Florida Folklife Collection, and issues pertaining to preservation of and access to these resources.

Tallahassee Democrat CollectionThis slideshow features images from the Tallahassee Democrat, many unpublished, showing scenes of Tallahassee life from the mid-1950s to 1969.

Archives MonthThe State Archives of Florida collects, maintains, and provides access to local and state government records, personal papers, photographs, and other materials.

Florida Winter HolidaysMost of the nation considers Florida the escape from the cold winter weather. But for Florida residents, winter was a time of holidays, family celebrations, and–sometimes–cold weather.

Joseph Janney Steinmetz SlideshowJoseph Janney Steinmetz was a world-renowned commercial photographer whose images appeared in such publications as The Saturday Evening Post, Life, Look, Time, Holiday, Collier's, and Town & Country. His work has been referred to as “an American social history,” which documented diverse scenes of American life from affluent northeasterners to middle-class Floridians.

Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services.